Hold'em table

T7 offsuit is playable as a button open three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise gives me a chance to win the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

AKo from the small blind against a button open is a clear 3-bet for value. Sizing to 10bb out of position charges both the opener and the big blind.

Q2 offsuit is far too weak to continue against an open and a large 3-bet from the big blind.

T7 offsuit plays poorly against a large small-blind three-bet, and calling 750 more is unlikely to be profitable despite having position.

K2o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; a small raise steals the blinds often.

Calling from the small blind with pocket fives is profitable at this small open size, and preserves the chance to set-mine or navigate a favorable flop.

KJo has enough equity to defend for 150 chips against a button raise and small-blind call, but is not strong enough to squeeze for value out of position.

Checking preserves pot control with a vulnerable underpair in a three-way raised pot and lets us react to the opponents' betting.

Top pair with a good kicker is worth continuing with, but in a three-way pot I prefer to check to the preflop raiser rather than build the pot immediately.

K-high with a gutshot (needs a Q for K-Q-J-10-9... actually needs 10 and Q) is weak on a wet, connected board in a three-way pot. Checking back takes a free card and keeps the pot small.

With a small pair on an ace-high coordinated board against two opponents, checking preserves showdown value and avoids getting called mainly by stronger hands.

With second pair on an ace turn in a three-way pot, checking controls the pot and avoids building it against stronger hands.

Both opponents have checked twice, which caps their ranges, and the ace favors my preflop-raiser range. A modest stab can fold out the weak pairs and draws that beat my king-high.

Pocket fives have little showdown value on this coordinated board, and the turn stab from the preflop raiser is not a profitable call.

Middle pair is strong enough to call this modest turn bet against a range that includes draws and delayed bluffs. Raising would risk isolating against better hands.

My pair of jacks has showdown value, but an ace or stronger hand can easily call a river bet. Checking also lets my opponent bluff with missed draws.

Bottom pair has some showdown value against missed draws; a bet would only get called by better hands, so take the free showdown.

9-high offsuit with a weak kicker is not worth entering from the button under these stack conditions.

With 6-3 offsuit and the big blind still to act, completing from out of position is unlikely to be profitable.

T5 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two unknown opponents at this stack depth.

83o is among the weakest hands in the small blind versus the big blind. Out of position with no equity edge, folding the 50 is fine; a limp or raise would be marginal-to-losing.

J6 suited on the button 3-handed is a standard open-raise; stealing the blinds with a playable suited hand.

QJs is a strong suited broadway hand against a button open. A 3-bet from the small blind applies pressure, can deny the big blind an easy entry, and builds a pot with a hand that retains good equity when called.

T7 suited is too weak to defend out of position against a large 3-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act.

J6s is a marginal hand against a 3.6x out-of-position 3-bet from the small blind. Its playability doesn't justify putting in 650 more with reverse-implication risk, so I fold.

J8 offsuit is a weak button holding in a three-handed game, and folding avoids playing a dominated hand.

QJo is strong enough to raise against the big blind after the button folds. Raising to 300 builds value while keeping the pot manageable out of position.

In the big blind against a small blind 3x open, I'm getting 3:1 (200 to win 600) and have position, so a wide defense with 43o is fine. SB ranges are wide in blind-vs-blind spots.

This dry, paired flop favors my preflop raising range. A small bet can fold out some better ace-high hands while risking relatively little with two overcards.

With 43 on 2-5-5 I have an open-ended straight draw (any ace or six, 8 outs), and I only need to call 200 into 800. That price, plus being in position with implied odds, makes calling clearly better than folding or raising.

Q-high has some showdown value against missed overcards, but the turn adds draws and a second barrel is unlikely to fold many pairs. I’ll keep the pot small.

In position with an open-ended straight draw (8 outs) and no showdown value, after villain showed weakness by checking the turn, a semi-bluff has good fold equity plus equity when called.

Queen-high has no made hand or strong draw, and calling 650 offers poor value against a turn bet.